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Four years into a historic drought, Californians understand the immense threat posed by climate change. The UCSB campus and community have taken numerous measures to minimize and offset the environmental footprint of tens of thousands of people occupying our seaside paradise, from green building design to solar installations; from the use of gray water to water saving retrofits. In addition to the local environmental actions, a number...

The following is a repeat of an article posted November 18, 2010, but it bears repeating! There are two main species of turkeys, the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), which is native to the United States, Mexico, and Central America, and the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata), which is native to the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala. The Oceallated Turkey is smaller and has never been domesticated, unlike the Wild Turkey which the...

Last Friday, Consuelo Rivera, Geography’s Undergraduate Assistant, asked everyone in the Department to choose their favorite graphics for use as Geography posters to be displayed in our classrooms. The choice was among a selection of terrific new graphics which were designed by Ian Barin. As Consuelo puts it, “The results are in, and (drum-roll sound) the winner is…Image 23 – and Images 6, 8, and 20 tied for...